Resultados de búsqueda: Folklore, Mythology from Riverwood's Books

Ace Books. Very Good+. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 0441008984 . Very nice condition. Slight edgewear, slight soiling, remainder mark to one outer edge. No internal markings. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; "Past the Size of Dreaming is the wonderfully inventive continuation of A Red Heart of Memories. Readers rejoin the wandering witches Matt (Matilda) Black and Edmund Reynolds as they revisit and heal the painful past. For those who've not yet read the first book, Hoffman reintroduces them with "Matt Black smiled. She had found Edmund three months earlier in a pioneer graveyard, and she had stayed with him ever since." Matt "spent most of her time talking with things instead of people" because "anything shaped by humankind might have a story to tell her." Edmund and Matt have found two of Edmund's childhood friends, Nathan the ghost and Suki (Susan) , the girl Edmund rescued from an abusive father. They seek the others, Julio,… Leer más

University of Arizona Press. Very Good+. 1997. Sixth Printing. Softcover. 0816511934 . Ex-library book, but still in excellent condition. Laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages clean and intact, light scuffing, slight edgewear to cover. B/w & colour illustrations. 201 pages. "From this insightful work, we learn to appreciate how the art of pottery making and the art of storytelling have been forever intertwined....A rich compendium that deals with oral traditions, cultural history, and the arts. The Pueblo storyteller is a treasure house for students of Pueblo culture and history. "--Journal of Arizona History. [649]; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New Delhi: Children's Book Trust. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. Jacket has numerous tears and chips but now is completely laminated with a brown paper liner - only light wear to outer edges. Jacket has been attached to book. Interior pages are clean and unmarked, occasional slight wear to edges. Illustrated."Panchatantra makes a delightful reading for children who will discover a deep source of knowledge hidden in it's literary abundance. It 's a collection of stories where the art of practical life with virtues like prosperity, security, friendship, resolute action and prudence are combined in a way as to produce both joy and sheer entertainment. Originally written in Sanskrit, the Panchatantrahas been described as the best collection of the most widely known stories in the world."Stories included: The Ass has no brains; The Girl who married a snake; The Mice that ate iron; Union in strength, The Bradmin's dream and the Lion-makers. ;… Leer más

Ace Books. Very Good+. 1964. First Edition. Paperback. Pages clean and intact, no markings. Fairly heavy age tanning inside covers, lighter to page edges. Cover has light edge and corner wear. 118 new incidents from every corner of the earth - and beyond - which prove again that we live in circumstances frequently beyond rational understanding or scientific explanation. (140os424) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 251 pages .

Edmonton, AB: Janosound Publishing. Fine. 2006. First Edition. Softcover. 0978184408 . Excellent, near new condition - slight soiling to cover, interior unmarked. "Theorotica, the epic story of Gods, Demons, Mortals and Angels. Theorotica: G-Angel 'Death is the great inspirer. ' Well, if you're the daughter of Caliope you would debate that. Enter an amazing world where Muses inspire Mortals, Angels defend us and Demons try to possess your soul. Follow the lives of four artists as seen through the eyes of the one sent to protect them. This is one novel you will never forget. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 498 pages .

Lodestar Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0525671994 . Translated from the Japanese by Katherine Paterson. Oblong 12" x 8.5". Ex-library book but still in very nice condition - usual ex-lib type markings. Pages are clean & tight, brodart cover has some scuffing but jacket underneath is excellent. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 40 pages; "This Japanese folktale tells the story of a kind old man and his greedy wife. In a fit of anger the cruel woman cuts out the tongue of a sparrow the old man loves. He journeys to the sparrow's house to apologize, stopping along the way to help others, and is honored by the tongue-cut sparrow, who gives him a treasure chest. When the churlish woman makes the same journey out of greed, she gets her comeuppance from a horrible snake and a huge toad from whom she barely escapes with her life...." [458-osl? ] .

New Delhi: Children's Book Trust. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Jacket did have wear and several tears, however it is now completely laminated and has a brown paper liner - only verylight wear to outer edges. Interior pages are clean and unmarked other than name marked out on title page with white tape. Page has light age tanning. Colour illustrationsTales Included:Himsuka; Perium and Kachba; Ballu shah, the Miser; The Silver Basket; Tejimala; Lakshmi and the Doll; Wit versus Fate; Dakshina; The Snake with a Golden Tail; Ninety-nine; The Magic Shankh and the Dowry of Salt. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

University of New England. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0874518814 . Ex-library book but still in excellent condition - usual ex-lib type markings. Pages clean and unmarked, light scuffing to covers. 291 pages. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; "Third installment in the Dawn Land trilogy (after Dawn Land and Long River) refers to Lake Champlain, and those waters are decidedly troubled as Native American storyteller Bruchac again follows the adventures of Young Hunter, an Abenaki brave, and his family at the end of the last ice age. Young Hunter and his faithful dog, Agwedjiman, discover a Loch Ness-like monster living in the lake. Cut off from a key source of food by the serpent's presence, the Only People (the Abenaki) are threatened..." [499] .

Charlesbridge Publishing. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 1570913935 . Excellent condition. Hardcover clean & tight other than small corner inscription on endpage (easily covered). Jacket has a small egg sticker covering price on flap, otherwise as new. "Amiqquq is excited when his family catches a bowhead whale. As his family prepares to celebrate the traditional Inupiaq whaling feast, Amiqqaq learns about the spirit-of-the-whale. " [401-osl] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages .

Berkley Pub Group. New. 2002. Softcover. 0425186091 . New item - has a small remainder marking, very light shelfwear to cover edges. Throughout history, witches have always enthralled us. Be they good witches or bad witches, ancient sorcerers or modern-day Wiccans, their aura of magic, nature, and power is irresistible. Here, some of the greatest authors of all time are gathered together to stir up a little trouble. These works of prose and poetry capture the witch in all her guises: wicked, empowering, romantic, and pagan. [370]; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .